Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1887-03-07

GREAT DAY FOR ST, PAUL's,

lars Pledged in . Single Day TO Pay .
on
'This lie the happiest day Of my life,
said Superintendent Joseph Pyle YES
terday aitsrr con at the close OF 81
PauPs NJ. K. eur6 AZ school Just afte
the school had subscribed 10 shares
$40, tow aris paying OF the indebted
meas for tne extension and eIairs O
the church.
Already S5 COO tad been contributed
by the morning congregation. o. 800 II
shares ard tue other IN caah towardi
liQuidating the debt ct S6.000, leaving
81, 600 muTe to be raised when the Sun
day school met in the afternoon.
The morning was cloudy, threatening
rain, and the walking WAS terribly c Ii
agreeable, but notwithstanding thes
draw backs al an early hour ladies', gen
t.emen and children In gum boots and
Waterproofs were sesn vending their
way in sll 4 rectioi to tbs church eoi.
Ace that otmtd to BIS first ard fore
most IN their minds and hearts. Be
fore the preaching the church was Allied.
Not the itast Of the attractions was to
see IN old psstcr. Rev. John f. Clymer,
now Of New York, aud to hear him
preach once more. Notwithstanding
the lapse OF 16 years Mr.. Clymei lcoh cd
n young and vigorous as he did then.
He STOOD erect, his hair had not
turned gray aud were 1t not for bald
place on the crown AMI O. glasses over
his nose, the increase Of years would
not have bsen perceptlble. After the
introductory sersioes, Mr. Clymer &c.
lected his u 1T from / CORN hans, /;
20. "We preach Christ Crucided "
Tho Int In NJ t.
itual vein, and carried his audience
completely with him Is he disclosed
the richness OF the provision made by
Christ Tor the salvation OF msn. The
sermon WAS brief but impressive, and
at its close Joseph Pyle, the white
haired, though not very aged SppeIin
tendeat ct the Sunday school, made .
descriptive address In his own happy
manner, describing tie improvement 10
that bad been made AMI the attendant
expansCs, " hich amounted 10 50, COO
That amount OF money was needed to
put tie clutch oct OF debt. He ga ID
the p an aLopted By the trustees was TO
rai2e the amount b. shares VI $l2 each :,
to to paid for at the rate OF ii pei
month. lajivi1usls or classes subecrib-
ing one or more shares, theo, had as
many months to pay their shares 10 ne
there wete dollars in their shares. Col
lectors we're then appointed to wait
upon the congregation, but before they
went out Mr., Pyle placed blsc board
upon the platform, upon viii Cd were
drawn 800 sqcarts, representing go
many snares, there boink 20 rowe, each
with % squaTes Ga behalf Of the
Sunday Scuool Teachers Assooiat O
he proceeded to wipe ous 100 shares,
representing 81 200 OF the debt This
LEFT 81 500 J ct to b3 raised. Then Mr..
Pyle rubbed out q line o; % tqaarfs for
the Young Peoples ASS .s1ou, $500
which reduced the amoa.t to be raised
to d SEQ TIE collectors tae1 went 20
work in the Congregation, and the
shares were rubbed off rapidly, until
only a5ou. so were left for the Sunday
school In the afternoon.
The audience was kept in o capita
humor by pointed remarks ifem Rsv.
W. L. S, Murray, Mr.. C.y mer, Captain
Swiggett and others, ana the doxology
was never sung with more vim than
when Il was known that S. 90 Of the
debt had been already raised.
At an carly hour In the siterno th'
beautifully improved and en- argei Sun
day school Ioom began to fiji up, ap(
By o'clock, the hour for opening tn
school, every one of the 4S0 chairs hal
an occupant and other seats had to b.
improvised.
superintendent Ps lie, Rsvs W. L 8
Murray, ely mer, That,her and Sander
son occupied seats within the altar rail
ing. Mlss Eva Crouch presided at Ia
organ, Joseph III JONES led the singin,
aud John Bernhsrdt liner ased the vol
uIee Of music by very vigor. us anC
cleditlhle exercise of the cornet.
10y sCometh in tbs Morning" wa
tho mat chorus tung, followed by IL
Lord r prayer beiB Z repeated ia concert
Miss i ss!e Starr delivered q must a'
mira1le opening address in verse, cnfr
posed by Superintendent Pyle. Tn
poem eonprIsed 80 stai IS Of four liyv
each, eiy NJ complete outline niger.
OF the school for 90 yeaTs. Five hu' are
copies CT the address were prinpi an
distributed. Misses Maud TIA an
Ida b. Norris Edwin Grdner an
Ha.vey EoI cker sang p Or rte te IN
Ssvioat L ada the Way"
Jstae5 .. MORROW, 80, er-ntencent
the Uolrirg tchco., rue an ehEpei
and lappy address. .ad gave some !.
terestHs reminisc.Gss u re eldss
~ - osnhs-s which had become
n,ircInaj no -ner Ia large iron many
tactn,ir1g I'm, and another n as msu
brr n; - City Council
Vt,ssm Y. STiggett, assistant supel
int dsnt OF the afternoon school, 10 d
. sw brief remarss, saying that he va
lnly ike the filing In al the estlus {
the turkey. Nothing but Leaves
was sung BY the same quartette
A letter Was read from Hon. Charlie
D. Lore from Washir gtoD, reere tin
his Inability TO be present, but rec uesl
log his name to be pus down fer fou
shares Of the debt, s43 Tha 81 oerir
teudent OF the g nion NJ. e S1uda
school made brief address, when III
school tang 'O.d, yet ever ev." Rev
Mr.. Olymer mace the principal speec
OF the afternoon, and had the aud enc
speiibound while hs r, lated affsctip
incidents and made their application.
GONE Mothers CLild" was suui
after ~hich Rev. w. L s. Murray "a
toat q yeas aEo he was member
81. Paul's Sunday schoJl he was hapr
then, row he was pastor Of 81. Pau
Church, be was happy in his pastors
relations, but 40 would DO most kaoo
wien al these shares are taken.
9E2ari0ttEcent Pyla then put b
co..veicr5 10 work again, aud after
Close and sharp canvass Of the schoo! Z
Lno:e shares Of stock ere subscfibed d
tat Classes, one casa, N. f. Hadla
teacher, taking nine sLaIes. NJ
Hsd.ty's cla3s Is com posed OF youu
msc. Several little girls subecti bed
quar- or OF g share, some mcle soIae lea
but weIe not IN the Spirit of giving.
Only Shoat S120 WIS left 10 be raise
a. the evening seIviceE. Superintel
dent Pg 10 closed up The programme b
mak!ag . happy speech, teg.eWing I'll
q years In WHICH he ad bsen superb
tendent Of the Suncay school and IL
Charges that had taken place. Vine